In this study we compare three pairs of conjugate rifted margins that are often referred to as
archetypes of rift systems. Despite numerous differences, a remarkable first-order structural …

Abstract The North Atlantic, extending from the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone to the north
Norway-Greenland-Svalbard margins, is regarded as both a classic case of structural …

In the preceding chapters we have included only a few regional examples and case studies
because of space limitations. The present chapter will, however, provide some examples …

A new generation of aeromagnetic data documents the post‐Caledonide rift evolution of the
southwestern Barents Sea (SWBS) from the Norwegian mainland up to the continent‐ocean …

Tectonics and erosion are the driving forces in the evolution of mountain belts, but the
identification of their relative contributions remains a fundamental scientific problem in …

Abstract The Norwegian-Greenland Sea (NGS) in the NE Atlantic comprises diverse tectonic
regimes and structural features including sub-oceanic basins of different ages …

Gravitational forcing of oversteepened rock mass leads to progressive failure, including
rupture, creeping, sliding and eventual avalanching of the unstable mass. As the point of …

The formation of the NE Atlantic conjugate margins is the result of multiple rifting phases
spanning from the Late Paleozoic and culminating in the early Eocene when breakup was …

Highlights•In the Lofoten margin, the presence and geometry of early rift faults influenced the
structural style of later rift episodes.•During late stage rifting a single, through-going fault …

The evolution of Fennoscandia following the early Devonian collapse of the Caledonian
mountains is a matter of debate, due largely to the scarcity of post-Caledonian cover rocks …